Reel



L. HOOCK REEL Filed Feb. 24. 1928 [[ZZ/f Ava/f Patented Dec. 25, 1928.

UNITED STATES LIItZZIE-HOOGIK, or coLonY, OKL HOMA.)

REEL. Z

. Application filed February 24, 1928. Serial No. 256,513.

This invention relates to reels and more particularly to such reels asare used in connection with clothes lines and the like.

The usual type of clothes line is inconvenient and impracticable in thatit is necessary to pull upon the line itself in order to shift the linefrom time to time for the purpose of afiixing thereto the clothing to bedried. Also, with the old type of line, the process of hanging outclothes is laborious and involves an unnecessary amount of time spent inadjusting the line to the various positions.

An object of this invention is to provide a reel which will enable theshifting of the line from one position to another without necessitatingthe grasping of theline itself by the operator and which will save agreat deal of labor and time in the process of hanging out clothing.

A further object is to provide a reel and clothes line device which maybe easily and cheaply made so that it may be sold at a reasonably lowprice.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction andarrangement of parts, hereinafter described and shown in the accompanyindrawing, constituting a material part 0 this disclosure, and in which Fiure 1 is a perspective view showing one orm of the device mounted on awall.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing details of the preferred formof reel.

Figure 3 is a front view of the reel when mounted for use.

Figure 4 is a top view of a nection used with the reel.

Figure 5 is a side view of the structure shown in Figure 4.

In the drawing, the reeling device is pulley and conshown to comprise aplate 7 which may be attached to a wall, and upon the plate 7 aremounted a plurality of arms 6, four being shown in the drawings, whichsupport the plate 22, the latter being centrally apertured toaccommodate a shaft 9 having an en-v larged portion 11, upon which apulley 14 is non-rotatably mounted.

Also mounted on the plate 7 is a casing 8, in which a further enlargedportion 10 of the shaft 9 is journalled, ball bearings 12 being providedto facilitate the operation of the device. The enlarged portion 10 isgreater in diameter than the aperture in the casing 8, through which theshaft passes, so that the casing will prevent the removal of the shaft.

The outer end of the shaft 9 is rectangular in cross-section, toaccommodate a crank 16, provided with a knob 17 to operate the device.

A line 15 passes twice around and over the pulley 14c and over a secondpulley 18 remotely positioned. The pulley 18 is rotatably mounted in thefork 19, the latter being pivotally mounted at 20 on the bracket 21, inorder to prevent binding.

In Figure 1, the device is shown mounted ready for use, and the door orother closure 30 is provided with notches 31 to accommodate the line15.

From the above description, it will be apparent that I have provided adesirable device for use with clothes lines. It is not necessary for theoperator to grasp the line itself from time to time to hang out theseveral pieces of clothing. All that need be done is to rotate the shaft9. The device is simply made and may be readily installed by unskilledpersons.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrative only and not as restrictive or limitative of the invention,of which obviously embodiments may be constructed, including manymodifications,

without departing from the general scope herein indicated and denoted inthe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A reel for clothes lines comprising a plate adapted to be fixed to awall, a plu rality of arms mounted on said plate and supporting a secondplate spaced from the first plate, a casing mounted on said first plate,a shaft journalled in the casing and the second plate, a pulleynon-rotatably mounted on said shaft, and a crank fixed to the outer endof the shaft.

2. In a clothes line device, a reel comprising a plate having aplurality of arms mounted thereon, a second plate spaced from the firstplate and supported by said arms, a shaft having one end journalled inthe second plate, means on said first plate to support the other end ofthe shaft, a pulley nonrotatably mounted on the shaft, and means forrotating the shaft.

3. In a clothes line device, a reel comprising a plate having aplurality of arms fixed 5 thereto, a second plate spaced from the firstplate and supported by said arms, a casing mounted on the first plate, ashaft journalled in the second plate and in said casing, a pulleynon-rotatably mounted on said shaft, said shaft having an enlargedportion to l prevent its Withdrawal from the casing, and means forrotating said shaft.

In Witness whereof I have affixed my signature.

LIZZIE HOOGK.

